A LITTLE boy left with brain damage after a serious medical error at Warwick Hospital has been awarded compensation guaranteeing him a lifetime of care.

Jack Dyer is partially sighted, suffers from cerebral palsy and needs 24-hour care after maternity staff at the hospital delayed his birth in July 2004, leaving his brain starved of oxygen.

Hospital bosses admitted liability in January last year and have now reached a settlement with Jack’s family for an undisclosed sum.

They also agreed to fund a care package for the seven-year-old who is unable to stand, walk or talk.

Jack lives with his parents Sharon and Dale Dyer and his two younger brothers in Evesham, Worcester.

His mum Sharon spoke of her relief after securing vital funds for Jack but says she has been let down by hospital staff who were supposed to take care of her and Jack.

She said: “Even though we are pleased with the final outcome of this long battle we will not be celebrating as the last seven years have been a real struggle.

“We will just concentrate on providing for Jack’s future care and needs.

“Although the case has now been settled in Jack’s favour it means he now has the security and support he will require for the rest of his life.”

She added: “I feel really let down by the maternity ward team who were supposed to take care of Jack and myself.

“I trusted them and their mistakes are something which my son now has to live with for the rest of his life.”

Jennifer Emerson, a medical law expert for Irwin Mitchell Solicitors, in Birmingham, who is representing the family, is now calling for lessons to be learned and shared across the NHS to prevent such tragedies happening in the future.

She said: “I hope the family can now look forward to the future and that the compensation awarded to Jack, which will be carefully managed by the firm’s Court of Protection team, ensures he has access to the very best care and rehabilitation he needs to live as normal a life as possible in a specially adapted home with his parents and two brothers.

“This is an important and life-changing case which has allowed our client to access justice and secure the lifetime of future care he needs but it would not have been possible without the support of legal aid.”

She added: “It is essential that evidence of lessons being learnt from this tragic case are made public and shared across the NHS urgently to ensure that no one has to suffer in the way this family has.”